Another word for wanton

wanton Synonyms

wanton

modif.

Unrestrained
extravagant, capricious, reckless, unreserved, unfettered, free, wayward, fluctuating, changeable, whimsical, fitful, variable, fanciful, inconstant, fickle, frivolous, volatile.
Lewd
libidinous, lustful, licentious; see lewd 1, 2.
Deliberately malicious
unprovoked, unfair, merciless, senseless, malicious, unjustifiable, unjust, malevolent.

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Another word for wanton

adjective

Lacking in moral restraint:
abandoned, dissipated, dissolute, fast, gay, incontinent, licentious, profligate, rakish, unbridled, unconstrained, uncontrolled, ungoverned, uninhibited, unrestrained, wild. See restraint
Marked by an absence of conventional restraint in sexual behavior; sexually unrestrained:
easy, fast, libertine, light², loose, whorish. See sex
Not required, necessary, or warranted by the circumstances of the case:
gratuitous, supererogative, supererogatory, uncalled-for. See necessary

noun

An immoral or licentious person:
libertine, profligate, rake¹. See sex
A vulgar promiscuous woman who flouts propriety:
baggage, hussy, jade, slattern, slut, tart², tramp, wench, whore. (Slang) floozy. See sex